Adaptation and maladaptation: Factors that influence the resilience of four Alaskan fisheries governed by durable entitlements

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1168-1179

  Criddle, Keith R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

catch shares; durable entitlements; fisheries management; sustainability

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING COMMUNITY; LEGAL SYSTEM; SOCIAL IMPACT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SUSTAINABILITY; VULNERABILITY;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865476028     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fss085     Document Type: Article

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